Shelby Township police are looking for a man who robbed a health food store at knifepoint over the weekend.

Police were called about 4:17 p.m. Friday to respond to a report of an armed robbery at the Vim and Vigor Health Food store on the 51300 block of Van Dyke Avenue north of 23 Mile Road, according to a news release.

A female employee told officers a man armed with a knife came into the store and reached across the counter wielding the weapon as he demanded money from the cash register. The worker complied and the attacker ran back out the front door with an undisclosed amount of money.

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He was last seen running south on Van Dyke.

The robber was described as a man with an olive complexion, about 5 feet 9, 20 to 25 years of age, with black hair and facial stubble. He wore a beige baseball cap, black pants and a black shirt. No vehicle was seen.

Anyone with information on the incident is asked to call police at 586-731-2121, ext. 319.